MAYBE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS?????????????Our Escape would idle low, then it got to point it would die when you stopped. Revving + holding brake was only way to keep it running. Took it to fellow R/C airplane pilot,he doubles as a S.C. State HWY DEPT mechanic. ....................When I got to his house , he was repairing a tractor. Told him my sob story. Escape was still barely running, I raised the hood............... He said,(and I quote).............."It could be the IDLE AIR CONTROL(IAC)", as he pointed to it, and emphasied it with a sharp rap using the wrench in his hand. It straightened right up, and ran damn good!!!..............That was a 15/16 Craftsman wrench, box end, kinda a medium rap.........YES, I visited parts store and replaced it..............Hope this helps....YES, WE TOOK THE IAC OFF AND CLEANED IT, IT SEEMED FINE, BUT JUST BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAD OVER 100,000 MILE ON IT, I WENT A HEAD AND REPLACED IT (PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE)......THIS IS THE WIFE'S RIG, SO THAT WAS THE BIG FACTOR!---THE MEDIC

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